Greek girl names that mean garden?

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As above. Any?

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not sure if there’s any that mean garden specifically but [name_f]Antheia[/name_f] / [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] was the greek goddess of gardens (amongst other things) the name itself means “flowery”

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I can only think of [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] (“flowery”), which evokes the imagery of a garden, or [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f], [name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f], [name_f]Diantha[/name_f], [name_f]Calantha[/name_f] … which all have flowery meanings, but don’t mean “garden” exactly.

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can’t find any that mean garden but [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] means to flourish/to blossom which feel like it relates to gardens

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in addition to all of the ones above, maybe [name_u]Demeter[/name_u] or [name_f]Demetria[/name_f]? she was the goddess of agriculture, which i guess could be taken as gardens even though she is more related to grain.

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Many members already mentioned [name_f]Thalia[/name_f]. That was my first thought too.

There is also [name_f]Chloe[/name_f], that means “young green shoot”. [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] was an alternative name for [name_u]Demeter[/name_u], the goddess of agriculture.

Finally, [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] means “laurel tree”, so there’s a connection with the garden theme.

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[name_f]Acacia[/name_f]! It doesn’t mean garden but it means thorny [name_m]Bush[/name_m], after the [name_f]Acacia[/name_f] trees

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Wow most/if not all, of these work.

I love pretty much all of them but some like [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] I can’t use due to a cousin’s name.
I love [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] and [name_f]Anthea[/name_f]. Is [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] a “th” sound or the other way?

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i’d say thah-lea is probably correct but not 100% sure

@tallemaja will know the correct greek pronunciation of thalia?

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In Greek Thalia is thah-lya! So with a th sound, yes.

There aren’t any names that mean garden as far as I know, though garden in greek is “kipos” if that inspires anything? Flower garden is anthokipos, so you could get inspired by that and use a name with “anth” in it as other users said.

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Helpful! Thank you

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FYI, I know a few people in the UK named [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] and they all pronounce it tah-lee-ah. I’m not saying that pronounciation is more accurate to the original Greek (I’d rely on @tallemaja for that one!) but that’s the way I hear it said in this area! Sorry if that’s confusing - other Brits feel free to correct me if you hear differently as well, could just be a quirk of experience.

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i’ve heard both but i agree some people would probably say tah-lee-ah more instinctively over here

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I am British and I’ve heard it say that way too, although I do prefer the other way. :relaxed:

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i know two thalia’s who both pronounce it tah-li-a

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] all of the suggestions so far, but wanted to add [name_f]Thallo[/name_f]! [name_f]Goddess[/name_f] of green shoots and new buds, the name I think means “blooming?”

I thought it might have some of the same appeal as [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] without the potential for pronunciation issues.

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[name_f]Lovely[/name_f] but my son’s middle name is [name_u]Theo[/name_u]. So it’s too close for me

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I understand. I have a similar apprehension about [name_f]Isidora[/name_f] even though I love it because my son’s middle is [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].

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Makes sense to love names which have similiar sounds to names we’ve used already :relaxed:

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